This past month, on a quick trip to Croatia we took the opportunity to ride in the beautiful countryside. Mustang Ranch is located near the city of Sinj in Croatia. It is less than an hour away from Split, the main city in the area with an airport. They specialize in week long riding treks and also cater to the beginner with 2-3 hour trail rides. For the more advanced riders, there are plenty of gallop opportunities and the guide caters to your riding level. With a restaurant on site and friendly guides, this is a fun place to visit and enjoy nature. Sinj is also very popular for its horseback riding tournament, Alka Knights' Tournament that happens yearly. During the contest, knights ride horses at full gallop pointing lances at an iron ring hanging on a rope. A long tradition dating back to the 18th century!

 If you are visiting Dalmatia and would like to take a short break and go ride, check them out on their website at http://mustang-sinj.net or email mustang-sinj@net.hr. 

The Unicorn belt done in collaboration with C4 Belts is now available online! Right in time to complete the beauty of spring and summer. This colorful and edgy design is perfect for horse riders of all disciplines. The wild, free but also strong character of the unicorn is something we can all learn from. The elegant C4 unicorn belt goes well with both classic and more laid-back outfits, and it will surely give you a bit of luck if you wear it at your riding lessons. Get yours at http://www.c4belts.com/c4-horse-on-the-l-o-o-s-e-unicorn-classic-belt.html

Not long ago, actually it's been more than ten years, we tried out oil painting and what else was there to paint besides horses? Polo riders and their horses on the field turned out to be a very dynamic subject. Years later, although we don't play polo ourselves, we liked the sport and wanted to showcase it in our collection. Polo is featured on one of our embroidery patches, as well as on the C4 equestrian belt collaboration. 

This year's trip to the south of Spain was wonderful! Cortijo Mangueta's hosts, Marion and Luis, organize beach rides and offer accommodations at their beautiful property. Our riders are wearing belts done in collaboration with C4 Belts. For great beach riding visit  http://cortijomangueta.com. We want to thank www.petraeckerl.com for the photos. To get your own equestrian inspired belt, visit c4belts.com

We are very excited to introduce our brand ambassador, Scarlet Walker. We visited Scarlet at her beautiful place in Malibu and went on a scenic western themed ride. Scroll through our photos in the slideshow below. And make sure to follow Scarlet on Instagram @malibucowgirl to fall in love with her equestrian journey.

Horse on The Loose is excited to have our bags go to the Equus Film Festival this year as prizes for the WINNIE Awards!!

The fifth annual EQUUS Film Festival will take place November 17-19 in New York City and is the first event of its kind to offer a home to the storytellers of the horse world, with films, documentaries, videos, commercials and shorts from around the world and also cultural elements of fine equestrian art and literature.

Founded in 2013 the EQUUS Film Festival 2016 presented over 150 films and over 60 WINNIE Awards including Equestrian Art Film, Director, Documentary, Commercial, International, Music Video, People’s Choice and Best of Festival. The addition of WINNIE Award categories in 2016 for Literature and Art will round out our commitment to being the home to the storytellers of the horse world.

FOR RESERVING TICKETS GO TO: www.equusfilmfestival.net and click on the Ticket Link on the top left. 

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 #EFF17, #EFFNYC, #EQUUSFILM, #EQUUSART, #EQUUUSLIFE, #EFFTOUR

Here is gallery of photos from past festivals. Photos are property of Equus Film Festival and have been used with their permission. For more awesome highlights visit  http://www.equusfilmfestival.net.

Add some color to your day with one of our dressage tote bags. Pair it with a C4 dressage belt to complete the look! (horse is optional) 

We are very excited to share with you our awesome collaboration with C4 Belts Equestrian, featuring 6 cool belt designs, available now for all horse lovers! Scroll through this slideshow to see all the designs available. Get yours at: 

https://www.c4belts.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=hotl

Share a photo with your Horse On  The L o o s e bag and get 50% off your next bag purchase. Tag #horseontheloose on Facebook or Instagram

We asked WDAA members to submit a photo of their horse on the loose for a chance to win one of our Western Dressage tote bags. The contest lasted for a week. Participants were from all over the country and even Canada. Bags were sent to New Jersey, Georgia, California, Oklahoma,  Maryland and Ontario, Canada. We want to thank everyone and their beloved horses for their participation. Photos are the property of their owners. Scroll through the image gallery to see everyone.  http://westerndressageassociation.org

We are excited to share the interview we had with Designing North Studios about our brand and the story behind our designs. They captured everything in such a cool way!

http://designingnorth.com/2017/06/horse-on-the-loose-a-designer-sister-duo-passionate-about-equestrian/

Polo is an exciting sport to watch and play. Although we do not have a polo tote yet, there is a polo C4 belt with our design available! Beautiful shades of orange and yellow blend together and make this design pop. Please visit explorec4.com to order your fun polo belt.

Here is a video of our canvas totes printing process. This is a direct to garment printing process, which ensures the colors are vibrant and plenty, with the effect that they are being part of the material. Our totes are being printed locally in Los Angeles.